Kano Discovers 13-year-old Girl And Students Among Ineligible Workers Collecting Salaries

Kano State Government has uncovered 3,234 workers illegally earning salaries in the state public service.

Gatekeepers News reports that the government has discovered a 13-year-old girl, students of primary and secondary schools, and members of the National Youth Service Corps among the ineligible workers recruited by the immediate past administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

The Secretary to the State Government, Dr Abdullahi Bichi, disclosed these while addressing newsmen on the report of the committee set up by the state government to investigate the illegal recruitment.

Governor Abba Yusuf had earlier directed the immediate suspension of the salaries of over 10,000 public servants who were recruited towards the end of the administration of the former governor.

According to him, the committee discovered that despite the hastened employment exercise, the immediate past administration failed to capture the financial implications of the 2023 appropriation.

“It is sad to discover that the majority of those recruited did not go through the former screening exercise, while some got the job with fake certificates,” he said.

He revealed that part of the recommendations sanctioned by the government includes offering 9,332 with relevant qualifications and employment opportunities into the service.

He said appropriate sanctions would be meted out, especially to those civil servants who carried out the action in line with civil service rules.

“Those that will be sanctioned include the mother of the 13-year-old girl who confirmed to the committee that she has been receiving salaries through her mother’s account and who is a worker in the public service,” Bichi added.